House building strong amid cooling construction
Further evidence of the cooling off in construction has come with reports of an 8.5% decline in contract awards last month over August 2019.
The total value for the month was £4.4 billion, initially showing...
Signs of slowing in construction bounce-back as ‘wait and see’ caution takes hold
The near five-year high in construction output post-lockdown showed signs of slowing last month, according to the latest IHS Markit survey of purchasing managers, with respondents mostly pointing to a lack of new work...
Residential heads construction bounce-back
UK construction is bouncing back strongly with value of contract awards in July doubling on June to £6.3billion, and residential accounting for more than a quarter of the total, according to the latest Economic...
